[ros-general] Fwd: Re: software purchase for web forums

[Steven Edwards]

--- Mike Swanson <mikeonthecomputer at gmail.com> wrote:

> Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 14:32:50 -0700
> From: Mike Swanson <mikeonthecomputer at gmail.com>
> To: steven_ed4153 at yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: software purchase for web forums
> 
> If you would, please forward this to ros-general since I don't find it
> compelling to subscribe only for this topic.
> 
> I do not think that it would be appropriate for a free software
> project to use a proprietary Web forum. Instead, it should be in the
> best interest of the community to use a free software solution, such
> as PunBB or phpBB.
> 
> What kind of message would we leave on the users if ReactOS, a free
> software project, uses a proprietary Web forum on the site? The said
> proprietary software currently is vBulletin, but this will hold true
> if you were to purchase Invision or some other proprietary "solution"
> 
> On 9/29/05, Steven Edwards <steven_ed4153 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Hello,
> > The web teams has requested that we purchase a software package to handle our forum discussion
> on
> > the website. The purchase cost is $160
> >
> > http://www.vbulletin.com/
> >
> > We have about $90 in paypal donated for misc needs and this seems like a good buy if we really
> > need it. After our hack of the website this may be a good thing. I would like to have a vote
> up or
> > down about the purchase. If the majority of the project supports this then once we reach the
> > required amount we will purchase.
> >
> > Please reply to me in private, the foundation or general lists only. Do not follow this thread
> on
> > ros-dev.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Steven
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> --
> Mike
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